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Stage Director | Movement Director

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Silent Sky

Silent Sky

Peninsula Players

Queen of the Mist

Queen of the Mist

Firebrand Theatre

“Director Elizabeth Margolius uses an exquisite eye to move this talented cast as an ensemble on the bare bones inside-a-barrel set, which you too will likely consider brilliant in its simplicity by show’s end.”

Amy Munice, Picture this Post

Queen of the Mist, Firebrand Theatre

Rose

Rose

Renaissance Theaterworks

Haymarket: The Anarchist's Songbook

Haymarket: The Anarchist’s Songbook

Underscore Theatre

“It has a fascinating sculptural feel to it, and Margolius has ingeniously ‘choreographed’ her actors to make full use of it.”

Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

Haymarket: The Anarchist’s Songbook, Underscore Theatre

Crimes of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart

American Stage

Bridges of Madison County

Bridges of Madison County

Peninsula Players

“That brightly lighted display of public affection is among director Elizabeth Margolius’s many ingeniously staged moments in Fish Creek’s Peninsula Players Theatre production…”

Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Bridges of Madison County, Peninsula Players

Uncle Philip's Coat

Uncle Philip’s Coat

Greenhouse Theater

The Girl in the Train

The Girl in the Train

Chicago Folks Operetta

The Last Cyclist

The Last Cyclist

Genesis Theatrical Productions

The Scarlet Ibis

The Scarlet Ibis

Chicago Opera Theater

“Director Elizabeth Margolius, who is active across Chicago’s theatrical scene, could hardly have been more in tune with this story in her brilliant, subtle staging.”

Kyle MacMillan, Classical Voice North America

The Scarlet Ibis, Chicago Opera Theater

I and You

I and You

Peninsula Players

Die Kathrin

Die Kathrin

Korngold Festival

“Stage director Elizabeth Margolius provided a seminar in how to stage a difficult opera in concert.”

Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review

Die Kathrin, Korngold Festival

Miss Holmes

Miss Holmes

Peninsula Players

Machinal

Machinal

Greenhouse Theater

“Margolius’s work is the pulsing, persistent backbeat that drives the production forward. She renders the script’s expressionist flourishes down into substance and strikingly evokes the panic and horror of the protagonist’s inner life.”

Alex Huntsberger, TimeOut Chicago

Machinal, Greenhouse Theatre

The Land of Smiles

The Land of Smiles

Chicago Folks Operetta

Violet

Violet

Bailiwick Chicago

“Elizabeth Margolius has the Midas touch times ten!”

Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Theater Beat

Violet, Bailiwick Chicago

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

Circle Theatre

Opus 1861

Opus 1861

City Lit Theatre

The Scarlet Ibis

The Scarlet Ibis

Chicago Opera Theater

“Director Elizabeth Margolius, who is active across Chicago’s theatrical scene, could hardly have been more in tune with this story in her brilliant, subtle staging.”

Kyle MacMillan, Classical Voice North America

The Scarlet Ibis, Chicago Opera Theater

Silent Sky

Silent Sky

Peninsula Players

Queen of the Mist

Queen of the Mist

Firebrand Theatre

“Director Elizabeth Margolius uses an exquisite eye to move this talented cast as an ensemble on the bare bones inside-a-barrel set, which you too will likely consider brilliant in its simplicity by show’s end.”

Amy Munice, Picture this Post

Queen of the Mist, Firebrand Theatre

I and You

I and You

Peninsula Players

Die Kathrin

Die Kathrin

Korngold Festival

“Stage director Elizabeth Margolius provided a seminar in how to stage a difficult opera in concert.”

Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review

Die Kathrin, Korngold Festival

Rose

Rose

Renaissance Theaterworks

Haymarket: The Anarchist's Songbook

Haymarket: The Anarchist’s Songbook

Underscore Theatre

“It has a fascinating sculptural feel to it, and Margolius has ingeniously ‘choreographed’ her actors to make full use of it.”

Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

Haymarket: The Anarchist’s Songbook, Underscore Theatre

Miss Holmes

Miss Holmes

Peninsula Players

Machinal

Machinal

Greenhouse Theater

“Margolius’s work is the pulsing, persistent backbeat that drives the production forward. She renders the script’s expressionist flourishes down into substance and strikingly evokes the panic and horror of the protagonist’s inner life.”

Alex Huntsberger, TimeOut Chicago

Machinal, Greenhouse Theatre

Uncle Philip's Coat

Uncle Philip’s Coat

Greenhouse Theater

Crimes of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart

American Stage

Bridges of Madison County

Bridges of Madison County

Peninsula Players

“That brightly lighted display of public affection is among director Elizabeth Margolius’s many ingeniously staged moments in Fish Creek’s Peninsula Players Theatre production…”

Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Bridges of Madison County, Peninsula Players

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

Circle Theatre

The Land of Smiles

The Land of Smiles

Chicago Folks Operetta

Violet

Violet

Bailiwick Chicago

“Elizabeth Margolius has the Midas touch times ten!”

Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Theater Beat

Violet, Bailiwick Chicago

Opus 1861

Opus 1861

City Lit Theatre

The Girl in the Train

The Girl in the Train

Chicago Folks Operetta

The Last Cyclist

The Last Cyclist

Genesis Theatrical Productions

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